1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres explained

The women's 400 metres event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 3 and 4 March.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Helga Arendt	Diane Dixon	Jillian Richardson

Results

Heats

The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			52.90	Q, AR
2	3			52.91	Q
3	1			53.03	Q
4	2			53.15	Q
5	3			53.22	Q
6	3			53.31	q
7	1			53.33	q
8	1			53.33	q
9	2			53.36	Q
10	2			53.41	q
11	3			53.44	q
12	3			53.50	q
13	2			53.53
14	2			53.69

Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			52.12	Q
2	1			52.17	Q
3	1			52.21	Q, AR
4	1			52.23	PB
5	2			52.29	Q
6	2			52.33	Q
7	2			52.35	Q
8	1			52.52
9	2			52.93
10	2			52.93
11	2			53.28
12	1			53.86

Final

^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3			51.52	CR
	4			51.77	AR
	5			52.02
4	6			52.17	AR
5	2			52.44
6	1			52.60

Notes and References

1. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/2nd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-14/results/women/400-metres/heats/summary Heats results
2. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/2nd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-14/results/women/400-metres/semi-final/summary Semifinals results
3. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/2nd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-14/results/women/400-metres/final/result Final results